The Young Irelanders Rising of 1848 ‘What is often described as the rising of 1848 in Ireland was not in any practical sense a rising at all.’ The leaders, including William Smith O’Brien, were sent into exile in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania). The main event of the Rising of 1848 was an attack on a group of policemen besieged in the Widow McCormack’s house in Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary. (R. Kee, The Green Flag (1972))
The police besieged in the Widow McCormack’s house in Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary
William Smith O’Brien one of the main organisers of the 1848 Rising
Source 3
The Fenian Rising of 1867 The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) organised the Fenian Rising of 1867. The efforts at a rising in Ireland failed, but the IRB continued to exist, both in Ireland and the USA. Members of the IRB organised the 1916 Rising (Chapter 15).
Physical force tradition in 19th century Ireland
Robert Emmet Rebellion
1803
The Fenian Rising 1867
1798
The United Irishmen Rebellion
Assessing Your Learning
1. How many people were killed in the 1798 rebellion? 2. Name one town damaged by the fighting. 3. What was the Act of Union? 4. Why was it passed? 5. According to historian Paul Bew, what lessons had Catholics learned? 6. What lessons had Protestants learned? 7. What idea did the United Irishmen movement pass on to later generations? 8. How would that idea be achieved, according to the United Irishmen? 9. Name one rebellion in the 19th century.